Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 4.7% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti peaked at 11.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 64th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -5.5% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 4.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 4.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 18.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 61 Guatemala 5.2% compare
- 62 French Guiana 5.2% compare
- 63 Pakistan 4.9% compare
- 65 Falkland Islands 4.7% compare
- 66 Indonesia 4.7% compare
- 67 Cayman Islands 4.5% compare
More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti was 4.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Djibouti ranks 64th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.